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    Overclocking the 7800GTX

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Photoguy30523, Apr 27, 2006.

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    Photoguy30523 Notebook Consultant

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    ok guys i have the 7800gtx and i want to overclock it just a bit i heard that dell's downclock the card, i download it PowerStrip to help me overclock the card and i am runing driver from TweaskRUs.com which i like but still doesnt fix my lil problem of small pauses so i want to see if overclocking the card to "Spec" not from dell. Please HELP me and thankls

    now i am running powerstrip and its said Clocks - Engine:400MHz and Memory:1064MHz.

    please healp me overclock this card but just a bit.

    here is what powerstrip said right after i click it on..
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    Photoguy30523, Apr 27, 2006
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    ok not using powerstrip no more, question . how to oC from nvidia control panel? what the safes Mhz\?
     
    Photoguy30523, Apr 27, 2006
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    what other program to OC can i use? someone help out
     
    Photoguy30523, Apr 28, 2006
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    Why do you want to overclock this card anyways. Its currently one of the best cards on the market. Overclocking could wreck your card, and void your warrenty.
     
    James, Apr 28, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Have you tried RivaTuner? I know some people use that to overclock Nvidia cards.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 28, 2006
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    i am getting small pauses on all games that i play, i dont know what to do to fix my small problem...please advice,.....thanks
     
    Photoguy30523, Apr 29, 2006
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    i dont even have large program runing while i play.
     
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    If you're getting small pauses, that's not the because of the video card. More likely, something is running in the background which is taking up CPU time. Try turning off the AV and other stuff you have running - not permanently, but just to see what is causing it.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 29, 2006
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    Yeah, I agree that the small pauses are not being caused by your graphics card. Also, I think overlcocking the XPS might be getting in a little over your head. It doesn't sound like you know too much about what you're doing, and the 7800GTX in the XPS is a bit more difficult to OC than the standard card. It is BIOS locked, so you will have to flash the card's BIOS to whatever speed it is you are trying to OC to. I don't recommend it if you aren't sure exactly what you're doing
     
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    Yeah I think your right, I don’t know stuff about over clocking, but I fix this problem

    I formatted the HD and I reinstall everything and it works fine no small pauses, the first time I formatted I install the dell driver then uninstall it to install the forceware, this time I just when str8 to the forceware and it work I don’t have no pauses while I play

    forceware using are from TweakRus.com
     
    Photoguy30523, Apr 30, 2006
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